Photo Gallery: Month’s Best Photos for August 2011

Glade Park School principal Sharon Davis makes an ice cream cone for Danny Lee during an ice cream social at the school

Photo by William Woody

Levi Leipheimer of the United States wears the yellow jersey and gets a celebratory kiss Tuesday after winning stage one of the USA pro challenge in Crested Butte.

Photo by William Woody

Spectators wait and cheer near the finish line Tuesday during stage one of the USA pro challenge ending in Crested Butte.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

More then 100 friends and family meeting on the Orchard Mesa pedestrian bridge for a candle light vigil for Alex French.The 22-year-old died last Tuesday in a rafting accident on the Colorado River near this spot.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Braxton Stewart, right and Devon Lucero and members of the Palisade High School Student Council paint “Dog Paws"on Hwy 6 in from of the school Monday morning.The “Dog Paws” lead into the school off of Hwy 6.The start of school at Palisade High is this Wednesday.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Nick Killpack holes a nice putt Saturday at No. 11 during the second round of the Enstrom Rocky Mountain Open at Tiara Rado. Killpack, of St. George, Utah, is in contention with a 131.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Photo by Dean Humphrey—Zoe erickson, 5, finishes her peach in 1 minute, 44 seconds to win the children’s division of the peach-eating contest Saturday at the Palisade Peach Festival in Riverbend Park. With all the excitement, 2-year-old contestant Christopher Owens didn’t even take a bite out of his fruit. In the 12-year-old to adult division, Jose Travera was first by downing his peach in 7 seconds.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Eight-year-old Max Lamar(cq)from Grand Junction works on a running drill during the second day of the two day Colorado Mesa University Youth Football Camp. Campers developed football skills including passing, catching, punting, licking, blocking etc.The camp was on Bergman Field in the CMU campus.

Photo by Special to the Sentinel

Rev. Blaine Scott chats with two young brothers at First United Methodist Church.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

Workers set steel beams as work continues on the construction of the new Grand Junction Public Safety Building between 5th and 6th Streets and between Ute and Pitkin Aves.The building will house the 911 Regional Communication Center and the Grand Junction Police Department and allow the Grand Junction Fire Department to utilize the existing police department building, which will be remodeled.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

A fishermen in a small boat wets a line at Connected Lakes Monday. All 42 state park entrance fees were waived Monday to honor Colorado Day. Colorado was admitted into the Union August 1, 1876, and the day remained a holiday for years after.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Chase Nathe sizes up a shot from the rough on No. 4 at Tiara Rado.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

Two ground squirrels sun themselves on a rock on Grand Mesa. These little rodents are most active in the daytime and are famous for begging from tourists in the high country

Photo by Dean Humphrey

New Owner Andy Daly looks over the property at Powderhorn Thursday. He spent a day at the resort Thursday but hasn’t yet had time to move into an office there.

Tracie Johnson, aka Tailgatin’ Traci, hands out whistles to children at the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile visit Wednesday at the Daily Sentinel.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

A rescue boat fights the strong current near an island in the Colorado River where a drowning accident occured. The accident happened on the south side of the Colorado just west of the pedestrian bridge.

Mario Sosa plucks ripe peaches from a tree in an orchard behind 3548 G Road Wednesday. According to Red Barn Farm and Garden employee Sandy Carruth, the early red havens are in season right now, with the semi clings ripening in about a week and a half. Other fruits and vegetables are just beginning to ripen, too. “Everything’s late - ten days to two weeks,” Carruth said. “It’s all been late.”

Photo by Dawn Morrow

Dancers with the Colorado West Celtic Dancers shake a leg in a performance.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

The Los Lonely Boys play the last of the 20011 Colorado Riverfront Concerts at the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park in Fruita Thu night before the biggest show in the history of the concert series, more the 3,000 music fans.

Photo by Dean Humphrey

From Left, Cole Haupt, 10, and Tanner Holt, 11, compete for possession during a soccer camp at Canyon View.

Photo by Christopher Tomlinson

A Colorado State patrolman surveys a fatal crash Monday afternoon along U.S. Highway 50.